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Churrasco!!!

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Almir’s self rotating meat roaster

A few weeks ago Shef and I embarked on our summer holiday which consisted of a road trip to the Southwest (view photos here) bookended by two weekends in LA.  The first weekend we went to my college friend Ben’s wedding (congrats again to Ben and Maria on a beautiful wedding and amazing food – mmmm hand made tortillas!). The second weekend in LA was for the expressed purpose of attending our friends Jacob and Sari’s eighth annual Brazilian churrasco. Again, Almir Santre brought his expertise and culinary talents to bare and served up delicious grilled meats of all varieties to a lovely and appreciative group of Sari and Jacob’s family and friends (in whose number we thank our lucky stars to be included). For those long time you-food readers (probably numbering in the single digits – sad but true) you might remember the description and back story of Jacob and Sari’s BBQ as written about in Food Weekend in LA.  With the exception that everyone has gotten two years older, not much has changed except that the video you see below you is now in HD which means the juiciness of the meat comes through a little bit clearer.  Sorry, no smellovision or tastovision… yet.

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Pigging Out With Family and Friends

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Alright, as promised, here’s the post about what we did after we watched the pig breakdown at Kokkari.  Though this post is a week later than the previous one, in reality the events about which you will soon read and see an amazing video occurred a  few days after our tutorial when the lesson and the excitement was still fresh.  You see, we got our very own little pig to play with!  And by “play with”  I mean, butcher and cook delicious pig dishes out of.  Hmm, that sounds a little messed up doesn’t it? Well anyway, it was fun and judging by the grunts and the way our friends’ eyes rolled back in ecstasy as they feasted on the meal we prepared, it was indeed delicious.  Click on the photo below for the full story.

Porchetta!

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La Republica Dominicana – the food review.

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About a week and a half ago, Shef and I had the good fortune to escape the NYC winter and found ourselves applying the SPF in the Dominican Republic. It was an odd time to be there, coming as it was on the heels of the big earthquake in neighboring Haiti, but at least we could tell ourselves  we weren’t staying in some big ass all inclusive resort. It was a short trip of five days so we didn’t have a chance to really explore the island but what we saw of it left us wanting to go back.    It’s a beautiful country with complex and interesting history and we met some really friendly and engaging people.  And thankfully as befits an island country with a rich tradition of cultural invasions, the food was good, homey and delicious. Click on the photo for the full story.

We didn't get to eat these but they sure looked fresh and delicious.

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Memorable Meals, Autumn-Winter, 2009. Part 3

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Two blog posts in one day.  Wow. Don’t worry I won’t make a habit of it.   I  just wanted to get this done so I could move on to 2010 posts (coming soon in 2011).  I really wanted to include some family meals as part of Memorable Meals, 2009 and fortunately we squeezed in some quality time with the fam this past Christmas so I got some extremely notable meals in just under the wire.  And sure enough, as is normal with my family there was much cooking, eating and discussing the finer points of food, politics and culture.  I won’t bore you with the culture and politics stuff (I have to admit, we spent a little too much time talking about Tiger Woods).  I’ll just bore you with the food stuff.  Click on the photo below for the full story (of what’s going on in that picture.)

Cheryl and Dad: two pros at hot pot.

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Memorable Meals, Autumn-Winter, 2009. Part 1

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Yes, yet another long lag since my last post.  But fear not.  Though I’ve neglected this blog, I haven’t neglected dear food or my enjoyment of it.  Please enjoy this first installment in a three part (because really, aren’t the best stories  told in trilogies?) account of a few of the more notable meals and food inspired gatherings of the latter part of 2009.  Click on the snouts below for the full story of a delicious weekend in Pennsylvania.

oink?

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